IAEI Central Java Holds Seminar on Sustainable Sharia Financing of Indonesian Infrastructure

In order to increase Sharia financial literacy, especially regarding Infrastructure Financing, the Central Leadership Council of the Association of Indonesian Islamic Economic Experts (IAEI) together with the IAEI Central Java Regional Leadership Council and PT Penjaminan Infrastruktur Indonesia (Persero) held a hybrid National Seminar on Islamic Economics on Thursday (13/ 1) at Syariah Hotel Solo. This seminar carries the theme "Sharia Financing Sustainable Indonesian Infrastructure".

Organizing the seminar is related to maintaining sustainable development momentum, in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agenda, investment in infrastructure becomes a rational choice and has a large portion of total government expenditure. This shows the government's great commitment to implementing infrastructure infrastructure by prioritizing the transportation, communications and energy sectors.

After the Covid-19 pandemic, sustainable infrastructure development has adopted policies to strengthen digital infrastructure and encourage logistics efficiency and connectivity which is directed at labor-intensive infrastructure that supports industrial and tourism areas, building public health facilities and providing basic needs (water, sanitation, housing). ) to support strengthening the national health system.

In the current era, the government is doing a lot of development, especially infrastructure and coincidentally, Indonesia is the country with the largest Muslim population and the potential for Muslims as investors through sukuk. Prof. Wisnu Untoro, Chairman of the IAEI Central Java Regional Leadership Council.

In this case, the government of course cannot act alone in responding to existing challenges. All stakeholders in infrastructure development, including universities, must take part in responding to these challenges.

Sharia Economics as an economic system that upholds sustainability values has a very close relationship with the SDGs. This is becoming increasingly important amidst efforts to rebuild the economy that was devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic.